According to Mecum Auctions, this is the highest price ever paid for a 1971 Plymouth Hemi ‘Cuda sold at auction, and also makes the car the most expensive Mopar to ever cross the auction stage. It took just eight minutes for the car to reach $3.5 million from its opening bid of $400,000, and the pre-auction estimate of “in the $4 million range” proved to be surprisingly accurate, particularly after buyers fees are added to the selling price.

Of note were a number of high-profile Corvettes which bid high at the auction but didn’t sell, including a 1967 Chevrolet Corvette L88 coupe, which bid to $3.7 million, a price that would have set a new auction record for Corvettes with premiums figured in; a 1969 Corvette L88, which bid to $400,000; and the last first-generation Corvette, a 1962 convertible, which bid to $150,000.

1958 Buick Limited convertible. Photo courtesy Mecum Auctions.

Another car that did well in Seattle was a fully restored 1958 Buick Limited convertible, which sold for a hammer price of $150,000. Introduced atop the Buick range for the 1958 model year, the Limited series was available in four-door hardtop, two-door hardtop and convertible form. While 7,436 Limiteds were built during the car’s first year, just 839 of these were in convertible form, and the car’s list price of $5,125 made it the most expensive offering in Buick’s 1958 model lineup.